Stock-supporter.



No. 683,437. Patented Out. I, l90l. E. s. CHASE.

STOCK SUPPURTEB.

(Application filed June 27, 1901.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

ELLA S. CHASE, OF OLD ORCHARD, MAINE.

STOCK-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 683,437, dated October 1, 1901.

Application filed June 27, 1901.

T0 ttZl whom it petty concern:

Be it known that I, ELLA S. CHASE, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Old Orchard, York county, State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for supporting stocks such as are worn about the neck, and is designed to take the place of the stiff linen collars which are now commonly worn under the stocks.

The device as I prefer to use it is in two parts, one for holding the center of the stock secured in front by the front collar-button and the other for holding and supporting the two ends where they overlap at the back of the neck.

The construction and mode of operation of my invention will be hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the drawings.

I illustrate my invention by means of the accompanying drawings, in which-*- Figure 1 is a front view and section of the front piece of my stock-supporter. Fig. 2 is a like view of the back piece, and Figs. 3 to 8 are sketches showing the several steps in applying the device.

The front piece A is composed of two pieces of thin somewhat flexible material, such as celluloid, secured together at their upper edges by rivets b or other suitable means and having the lower edges free, so that they may be separated somewhat. A buttonhole c is formed at some intermediate point between the lower edge and the connecting'point, preferably near the top, the buttonhole passing through both the plates and being adapted to receive the collar-button.

The rear piece is composed of two thin plates the same as the front piece and is constructed in a similar manner, except that it is extended or elongated above the riveting-point to form a support for the rear portion of the stock. The rivets e are nearer the bottom than the top, as here shown, and the buttonhole f is below the rivets. The base of the rear piece,

as here shown, is somewhat wider than the up- Serlal No. 661188. (No model.)

per part, and the two upper ends are rounded or curved. Both the upper and the lower ends may be split or separated to admit the fold of the stock and of the" neckband, respectively.

In applying the device the front piece is buttoned onto the front collar button, as shown in Fig. 3, and the edge of the center of the stock is inserted between the free lower edges of the plates. The stock is now folded up over the front piece, hiding it from sight, as shown in Fig. 4. One end is now passed around behind the neck and slipped between the upper ends of the back piece D, which has been previously buttoned to the rear collar-button, the neckband being preferably inserted between the two lower ends toimpart rigidity to the supporter. (See Fig. 5.) The other end of the stock is now brought around and folded over the back piece, the lower edge of the stock coming below the lower end of the supporter, so that it is entirely concealed. 7c The ends of the stock are now brought around to the front and tied in the usual manner, as shown in Figs. 6, 7, and 8.

It will be seen that this device does away with the use of a stiff collar under the stock, such as is now in common use, it supports the stock rigidly at the back, brings the front low down, and does away with any stiff support at the throat.

I claim- 1. The herein-described device for supporting stocks consisting of a pair of thin plates riveted or otherwise secured together at a point above their lower edges and provided with a buttonhole between the point of connection and thelower edge.

2. The herein-described device for supporting stocks consisting of a pair of thin verticall'y'elongated plates riveted or otherwise secured together at a point between their ends and provided with a buttonhole below the point of connection.

Signed at Portland, Maine, this 22d day of June, 1901.

ELLA S. CHASE.

Witnesses:

S. W. BATES, HARRY B. Russ. 

